President Obama Hosts 1st Twitter Town Hall

--July 07, 2011--

President Obama held the first ever twitter town hall to answer questions on the economy and jobs submitted via the Twitter hashtag #AskObama. You can see more on the White House website and see video from the town hall below:

Christie’s problem with Independents

--June 29, 2011--

Chris Christie's poll ratings continue to drop and the latest bad news comes courtesy of a Bloomberg poll:

The governor was viewed unfavorably by 53 percent of those polled. The results were in line with recent surveys that showed growing disapproval of Christie. In the Bloomberg poll, 45 percent said their view of him has worsened since he took office in January 2010. Just 25 percent said their opinion of him has improved, while 29 percent said it hasn’t changed.

New Jersey Newsroom summarized how people reacted to the actions and policies of their Governor:

Residents disapproved of the governor’s positions on a host of issues including cancelling the commuter rail tunnel to New York City, not extending a surcharge on the state’s highest earning taxpayers, and the deep cuts he’s made in education spending. The overall gist of the poll is that people feel Christie has been too extreme in his budget cutbacks, and they don’t want that.

But pollster Patrick Murray pointed to Christie's real problem with his recent numbers:

But the bottom line is that Christie’s job approval has been wavering – in spite of Piers Morgan’s claims* to the contrary during his obsequious CNN interview – and independents hold the key.

From his policies to his style, the bottom line is the more people see of Chris Christie, the less they like.

Chairman Wisniewski on the Rachel Maddow Show

--June 24, 2011--

Chairman Wisniewski joined the Rachel Maddow show to discuss the pension and benefit legislation moving through the Legislature, over the objections of 70% of the Assembly caucus and 66% of the Senate Caucus:

“Governor Christie is having a big problem with women”

--June 21, 2011--

Quinnipiac is out with new polling today that shows the Governor has reached a new low and he can thank women:

The disapproval of Christie by women has given him the lowest job rating ever among New Jerseyans at 44 percent to 47 percent, according to a Quinnipiac university poll made public Tuesday. But he‘s still doing better than most governors in other states surveyed by Quinnipiac.

Women disapprove of the job Christie is doing 54 percent to 36 percent, while men approve 53 percent to 39 percent, a 17-point gender gap, the poll finds.

Quinnipiac Poll Director Maurice Carroll said this about the poll:

“Gov. Christie is having a big problem with women."

Maybe women don't like a Governor that says to take the bat out, calls women jerks, tells them their questions are none of their business and accuses them of murder. You can see this video recapping some of the Governor's verbal assault on women where we ask Hey Gov, What is it with women?

The NJDSC Week in Review for June 10, 2011

--June 12, 2011--

Each week, the New Jersey Democratic State Committee compiles the Chairman’s week in review, recapping the news of the past 7 days. You can subscribe by email, view on our website or find and share on social media.

In this week’s installment, we highlight:

• Catch Chairman Wisniewski on News 12's Power and Politics and NJN's On the Record
• Coptergate Questions still remain
• Hey Christie, What is it about women?
• Christie's popularity is sliding
• Democrats Scrutinize and Question Christie's Giveaway of NJN
• Christie's Medicaid Cuts Continue to Draw Criticism
• Chris Christie, The Koch Brothers, RGGI and Clean Energy
• Chris Christie's 25% Toll Hikes On Bridges And Tunnels
• NJ is #1 In High School Graduation Rate
• Congressional Corner looking at our members of Congress and their work fighting for New Jersey
• The Roundup from Under the Dome in Trenton with Legislation and news.
• Upcoming Events around the state

You can view this week's review here. Feel free to tweet, post on facebook and share this with your friends. As always, thanks for all you do. You can keep updated with the NJDSC on the web, facebook, twitter and youtube.

VIDEO: Criticism Continues over Coptergate

--June 07, 2011--

Chris Christie continues to face criticism for his travel abuses. This video features reaction and analysis of Governor Christie's personal and political trips on a taxpayer funded homeland security helicopter

VIDEO: Taxpayers are outraged over Coptergate

--June 06, 2011--

Check out this video reaction from taxpayers responding to Christie's use of a taxpayer funded homeland security helicopter for personal and polical use.

NJDSC Members approve 2012 Delegate Selection Plan

--May 13, 2011--

A meeting of the members of the NJ Democratic State Committee was held to vote on adoption of the Draft Delegate Selection Plan at 4:30 PM on Friday, May 13, 2011. The Draft Delegate Selection Plan was unanimously adopted by 64 members of the Democratic State Committee.

The next step is for the plan to be sent to the DNC Rules and By-Laws Committee for final approval.

The plan approved by the members of the Democratic State Committee is available here.